We welcome the discussion of our paper on the geological map of the central sector of the Montagna dei Fiori by Santantonio and co-workers, because this will contribute to improving the understanding of the complex geological setting of the area and, eventually, helping to disentangle the pre-orogenic and syn-orogenic evolutionary history that is recorded in the tectono-sedimentary pattern exposed in the Montagna dei Fiori anticline. The Salinello valley is difficult to map because of the very steep topography and vegetation cover, particularly on the southern side, so we are well aware that our map can be improved or modified. For...